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The technocratic turn: How El Salvador’s Bukele is pioneering ‘millenial authoritarianism’
Latin America Reports
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August 8, 2025
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, filled with supporters of President Nayib Bukele, recently approved constitutional reforms that would abolish presidential term limits. The move would allow Bukele to run for re-election an indefinite number of...
You might have heard about the flesh-eating screwworm. Here's why you shouldn't freak out
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 27, 2025
Warning: This story contains images of an open wound that some people may find disturbing. Just when you thought there was enough going on in the world to frazzle your nerves, along comes a flesh-eating parasite that has been spreading among...
El Salvador’s leader is autocrat to some, godsend to others
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Homicides have dropped from several thousand a year to just over 100, according to the government — a rate lower than Canada’s. So when lawmakers in Bukele’s party abolished presidential term limits late last week, Salvadorans were far from...
Roger Sosa Continues to Drive Tech Innovation in Banking at Banco Davivienda International
Hispanic Executive
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August 18, 2025
One PC was available for the entire loan department, and it was a big deal. Roger Sosa remembers installing that computer. It was the late eighties, and he got to install cutting-edge technology within his bank. The accumulated processing power of...
Rep Rashida Tlaib Say The USA Under Trump Is Becoming Fascist Just Like Venezuela and El Salvador
TFPP Wire
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August 8, 2025
Rashida Tlaib recently likened the United States under Donald Trump to countries like Venezuela and El Salvador, warning of “fascism” and collapsing rights. Her comments came during a conversation with political commentator Hasan Piker, where she...
Donald Trump Tariffs News: How may US tariffs impact Indian exports? Sector-wise analysis in detail
DNA India
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Donald Trump India Tariffs: The additional or secondary tariffs imposed by the US president on India for buying oil and weapons from Russia are most likely to hit about two-thirds of India's $86.5 billion exports. A sector-wise analysis in detail...
Trump extends control over Washington by taking over management of Union Station. Follow live updates.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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pinned Other news we’re following: Trump connections accused of Greenland influence operation: Denmark’s main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to the president have been carrying out covert...
All at Sea in the Parkville Asylum
Quadrant
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August 27, 2025
And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by. — John Masefield, Sea Fever (1902). It is quite wrong, apparently, to believe Melbourne University academics patrol the far frontiers of cloud cuckoo land. After all, according to the...
El Salvador Abolishes Presidential Term Limits in Boost to Authoritarian Bukele
Truthout
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August 2, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly — which is controlled by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party — on Thursday approved a series of...
Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion
Catholic Review - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the feast of the Divine Savior, observed in the country to commemorate the Transfiguration. Both petitions ventured into the...
Corporate political activity of the food industry in the development of food policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: a narrative review of the current literature
Globalization and Health
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August 26, 2025
Narrative review The search provided an initial screening sample of 29,644 documents from search platforms (n = 29,611) and grey literature (n = 39). Following a title screening, 29,174 documents were excluded because they did not meet the...
Matt Gaetz posts on El Salvador policy and political commentary
Emerald Coast Times - Florida
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August 6, 2025
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz representing Florida's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz representing Florida's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot Former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who has...
AP News Summary at 1:22 a.m. EDT
South Central Florida Life
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India braces for export shock as US tariffs take effect NEW DELHI (AP) — India faces a major challenge as a steep U.S. tariff on Indian products takes effect. The import duties coming into force on Wednesday threaten over half of India's exports...
El Salvador teams up with Bolivia to expand crypto adoption
Cryptopolitan
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July 31, 2025
El Salvador teams up with Bolivia to expand cryptocurrency adoption through cooperation agreement. The Central Bank of Bolivia signed memorandum with El Salvador’s Digital Assets Commission. Bolivia’s virtual asset usage surged from $46.5 million...
El Salvador to help Bolivia embrace crypto to boost economic growth
CryptoSlate
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July 31, 2025
Bolivia is taking a major step toward embracing cryptocurrencies by forming a strategic alliance with El Salvador. On July 30, the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) and El Salvador’s National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) signed a memorandum of...
Local group arrives in El Salvador as part of Foundation for Cultural Exchange
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Editor's Note: Anna Stout is in El Salvador with a contingent of local residents as part of the nonprofit Foundation for Cultural Exchange and its wok with Grand Junction’s sister city, El Espino.David Alexander Guzman, 31, and his family have...
El Salvador Grants Full Tax Exemption for Foreign Investors with $2 Billion+ Projects.
El Salvador in English
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July 29, 2025
The Finance Committee of El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has voted in favor of Opinion No. 114, which supports a new legal decree titled the “Special Regime to Incentivize and Facilitate High-Value Investments in El Salvador.” The proposal aims...
Frontier Airlines Commits to Leading Low-Fare Service in Top 20 U.S. Metros
FTN News
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August 27, 2025
Frontier Airlines announced a major expansion plan to become the number one low-fare carrier in the top 20 U.S. metropolitan areas, unveiling 20 new routes from six major airports with introductory fares starting at $29. The airline confirmed the...
El Salvador-based stablecoin firm Tether considering return to U.S. in wake of GENIUS Act approval
Latin America Reports
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July 29, 2025
The GENIUS Act and Tether’s potential return On July 18, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the GENIUS (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins) Act, in a move which the government claims will heighten protection...
Bukele Resets El Salvador’s Constitution—and the Clock on Presidential Limits
LatinAmerican Post
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August 1, 2025
In less than a day, El Salvador’s legislature erased five constitutional guardrails, clearing the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection and extending presidential terms—an audacious gamble that’s dividing the country between...